Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
May 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Connecting Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
#1 Cylinder
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y, K, R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) JUST AFTER CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED A VIBRATION DEVELOPED AND A POWER LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED. THE PILOT NOTED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT IN A NEARBY FIELD. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE BREAKING OF THE #1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD.

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